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sequestration

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the sequestration of juries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, metonymically, uncountable

Examples

  • The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: requisition

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appropriation

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of segregating or sequestering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sequestration of the jury

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: segregation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: separation

5

noun

Meaning 5

a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writ, judicial writ

6

noun

Meaning 6

the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

History

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отделяне (otdeljane) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Bulgarian: изолиране (izolirane) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假扣押 (jiǎ kòuyā) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Czech: oddělení — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Czech: odloučení — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Czech: sekvestrace — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Finnish: eristäminen — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • French: séquestration — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Greek: κατάσχεση (katáschesi) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Indonesian: sekuestrasi — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Indonesian: penyitaan — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Korean: 격리 (gyeongni) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Malay: pensekuesteran — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Polish: sekwestr — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Polish: areszt — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Polish: sekwestracja — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
  • Russian: секве́стр (sekvéstr) — the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating